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Care inquiry: 10th report, 2006 (Session 2), Health Committee, the Scottish Parliament — Vol 1: Report
Corporate Author	Health Committee, Scottish Parliament
Publisher	Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, 13 June 2006
Pages	140 pp (SP Paper 594, Session 2 (2006))
Source	Blackwell's Scottish Parliament Documentation, Blackwell's Bookshop, 53 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1YS. tel. 0131 622 8222. e-mail: business.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk Health Committee Weblink: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committ...
Keywords	Domiciliary services ; Informal care ; Charges ; Finance [care] ; Government publications ; Scotland.
Annotation	The three main areas of inquiry were free personal care for older people, regulation of care for older people, and direct payments. The Committee concluded that the policy of free personal care introduced by the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 has been a success, and has been widely welcomed. On the regulation of care, the Committee recommends that the Scottish Executive should continue to develop the Care Commission as the primary agency for that purpose. On direct payments, these should be promoted and made available more proactively. Annexes include a report to the Committee on "The implementation of direct payments for people who use care services. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060721002 B
Classmark	N: P6: QEJ: QC: 6OA: 9A
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